

Cubicle to CEO
Ellen Yin
We ask founders the business questions you can't Google. Cubicle to CEO® brings you weekly "behind the business" case-study interviews with leading entrepreneurs and CEOs who share a specific growth strategy they've successfully tested, how they implemented it, and what the results (and revenue) were. Host Ellen Yin also shares transparent insights about her own journey bootstrapping a media company from a $300 freelance project into millions in revenue.
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Oct 27, 2025 • 50min
322. Replacing Yourself in Your Business: The Strategy That Increased Revenue By 94%
Pam Jordan, a Fractional CFO and founder of Pivot Business Group, shares her inspiring journey from being the bottleneck in her business to embracing the CEO role. She dramatically improved her revenue by 94% by stepping away from fulfillment and sales, hiring dedicated A-players, and establishing efficient systems. Pam discusses the importance of hiring a sales closer rather than lead generators and how packaging services can enhance client value. Her mindset shift towards delegation has empowered her team and expanded her firm's capabilities.

Oct 22, 2025 • 33min
Bonus #78: What’s Possible When You Delegate 80% of Your Workload to a Force Multiplier
Entrepreneurs know they should delegate — but few actually know how.
After 15 years as the right hand to high-growth CEOs, Hallie Warner has seen the difference a true Force Multiplier can make — the kind of partner who can help a founder stop making 80% of the decisions in their business, and finally scale faster.
As the co-author of the Amazon best-seller The Founder & The Force Multiplier, Hallie’s work has helped thousands of entrepreneurs identify their 20% zone of genius and hand off the rest. In this episode, she breaks down:
What separates a Force Multiplier from a traditional assistant or ops hire
The exact signs you’re ready to bring one on (even if you can’t afford full-time yet)
How to set them up for success in the first 90 days
If you’re a founder who feels like you’re the bottleneck in your own growth — this conversation could be the unlock you’ve been looking for.
Connect with Hallie:
Get your Force Multiplier: https://hallie.myflodesk.com/how-to-find-and-hire-an-executive-assistant
www.founderandforcemultiplier.com
Join Hallie's newsletter: https://founderandforcemultiplier.com/newsletter/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/halliewarner/
IG: @halliewarner
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Oct 20, 2025 • 50min
321. Let’s Collab & Mastermind in Mexico Together in 2026!
You're invited!
RSVP for a Magic Mixer on Nov. 13th or 14th to preview The MixerMind: https://resources.lindasidhu.com/a/2147961181/HV842Z9z
Join The MixerMind (enrollment opens Nov. 13th and closes Nov. 18th): https://resources.lindasidhu.com/a/2147711406/HV842Z9z
Have further questions? Vox with Linda directly (https://voxer.app.link/profile?username=lsidhu891) or send Ellen a DM @missellenyin (https://instagram.com/missellenyin)
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Oct 13, 2025 • 49min
320. Converting Cold Leads Into High Ticket Clients Through Threads, Upwork, + ChatGPT
Most service providers rely on selling to their warm audience and using launches, funnels, or daily posting to book high-ticket clients. But Latesha Lynch lands 2–3 every month — while working just 20 hours a week and skipping sales calls.
In the last five months, she’s booked 13 clients. 69% were cold leads who found her through Threads, Upwork, ChatGPT, or even old YouTube videos — and still converted into $2,500–$5,000 clients.
In this case study, Latesha shares her unconventional approaches to attracting cold leads and converting them quickly.
Thank you to our sponsor:
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Connect with Latesha:
https://hermarketingcoach.com/
Low Capacity, High Income Private Podcast: https://revolutionarysociety.com/private-podcast
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lateshalynch
IG: @hermarketingcoach
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Oct 8, 2025 • 39min
Bonus #77: Hosting an Event? Our Pop-Up Community Playbook To Elevate the Attendee Experience
Try Kajabi Communities for free for 30 days: cubicletoceo.co/kajabi
What if the real magic of your event didn’t happen at the event — but in the months before and after it?
That’s exactly what happened when we built a private pop-up community inside Kajabi for our 200-person event this past September, Bloom Together. By launching the community as soon as tickets opened and keeping it open for a month post-event, we turned a one-day experience into a months-long season of connection—leading to a near-perfect show-up rate and stronger attendee engagement.
Inside this episode, we’re sharing the full playbook behind this pop-up success, including:
How we used this private community to market to ticketholders and reaffirm their purchase
The 4-channel structure that streamlined communication and built excitement
And the post-event strategies that kept the momentum going
If you’re hosting an event soon, this episode will show you how to extend the magic — and the ROI — of your attendee experience.
Our episode with Teri Yu, creator of Kajabi Communities (Vibely): https://open.spotify.com/episode/7dKxHHa4u7WU38SgpSdmAq?si=oy8ys0mLS_O6vH_rVhKjZA
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Oct 6, 2025 • 46min
319. Largest Launch While Pregnant? The Business + Bio Hacks That Funded an 8-Month Maternity Leave
While 8 months pregnant, Stefanie Adler pulled off her largest launch ever—securing six-figures in revenue from her group program, The Well Woman Collective. That financial foundation allowed her to take a spacious 8-month maternity leave without sacrificing income or business momentum.
The secret wasn’t working harder—it was syncing her business strategy with her biology. By leveraging her own framework, rooted in mineral balance, nourishment, and cycle syncing, Stefanie created more ease, stronger decision-making, and increased revenue before her maternity leave started. And when she stepped back, the systems she’d built kept her business thriving.
In this case study, you’ll hear how Stefanie turned pregnancy—a season where many women feel forced to scale back—into her most abundant and sustainable chapter yet, and how you can apply her holistic growth strategies to your own business.
Connect with Stefanie:
Stefanie's Hair Mineral Analysis Test and Interpretation: https://www.stefanieadler.com/offers/zi6b9hEo/checkout
https://www.stefanieadler.com/
IG: @stefanieadlerwellness
Hear Kate Northrup's episode on cycle syncing: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Cq1mUYjMnXaPtlYlgeO3h?si=l_D27JddRfKf3igKdXWpuA
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Sep 29, 2025 • 52min
318. $1.1 Million Dollar Launch Debrief (Uncommon Tactics That Outperformed Industry Averages)
In the spring of 2025 — with a small but mighty email list of 3,000 — Callan Faulkner pulled off a $1.1 million launch for her 10-week AI course, Automate to Accelerate.
She enrolled 197 clients at an average cart value of $5,000, with conversion rates far above industry norms.
So what made it work? Callan’s willingness to out-teach and out-deliver her competitors. Across 18 hours of live training, 19 high-value emails in 5 days, and a Bootcamp structure designed to deepen intent, she turned traditional launch tactics into a marketing marathon that paid off big.
In this case study style launch debrief, you’ll hear how she blends paid bootcamps, no-slide-deck masterclasses, alumni-driven sales calls, and relentless audience education to create record-breaking results.
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Connect with Callan:
Join Callan’s Effortless Business AI Bootcamp, kicking off October 2nd (use code 'TEBB100' to get your $97 ticket for free): myrootabl.com/r/P6Wsllyz?rootabl=cubicletoceo
https://theuncommonbusiness.co/
IG: @callanfaulkner
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Sep 24, 2025 • 35min
Bonus #76: Closing 63% of the Room — How Speaking Can Outperform Social Media To Drive Sales
Most entrepreneurs think of speaking as only a visibility play — but done right, it can be your most profitable marketing strategy.
Laurie-Ann Murabito went from a shy girl who couldn’t make eye contact to a five-figure keynote speaker. After one client used her framework to go from zero leads to closing 63% of the room, she knew she’d uncovered a repeatable system. Today, Laurie-Ann helps coaches and small business owners leverage speaking as their best client-generating tool through her neuroscience-backed In-Demand Signature Speech framework.
In this episode, she shares:
Why speaking is the fastest way to grow your business
The most common mistakes coaches and consultants make when pitching events
How to go from stage fright to confident delivery
The first step you can take this week to start getting booked
If you’re ready to turn your expertise into a stage-worthy message, Laurie-Ann will show you how.
Connect with Laurie-Ann:
https://SpeakAndStandOut.com
Podcast: https://Podcast.SpeakAndStandOut.com
Listen to episode 262: https://podcast.speakandstandout.com/post/get-booked-to-speak-within-your-network
IG: @laurieann.murabito
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurie-ann-murabito/
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Sep 22, 2025 • 56min
317. Building a 30K+ Community in 2 Years Through Sold Out Events
In just two years, Miss EmpowHer grew into a 30,000+ member community — without spending a cent on ads.
Using offline experiences to drive digital momentum, founder Caitlyn Kumi scaled Miss EmpowHer from a personal side project into a national women’s empowerment community. By curating FOMO-worthy events that doubled as content engines, Caitlyn turned real-life connections into explosive online growth.
This resulted in five sold-out NYC events, $10K+ in sponsorships from brands like Covergirl, and a private membership club that grew a 1,000-person waitlist in just three months.
In this case study, Caitlyn reveals the event strategies that powered this exponential community growth.
Connect with Caitlyn:
https://www.missempowher.com
Waitlist for Her Collective: https://1v32efd1xoe.typeform.com/to/QMbsbUem
Email: contact@missempowher.com
IG: @missempowher
IG: @caitlynkumi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlynkumi?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@missempowher
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Sep 15, 2025 • 56min
316. Tripling Brick-and-Mortar Sales + Foot Traffic: Inside This Retailer’s 12-Month Growth Surge
When Maryland legalized recreational cannabis in July 2023, most dispensaries assumed success was automatic. Dispensary owner Hope Wiseman knew better, leaning into proactive strategies to satisfy demand and scale sustainably.
In today’s case study, we examine how in a span of just 12 months, Hope tripled Mary & Main’s revenue and foot traffic. Hope used data to optimize staffing for peak hours, streamline product mix, and even alter her floor design to improve checkout flow and create a speedy, seamless customer experience.
Thank you to our sponsor:
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Connect with Hope:
https://maryandmain.com
https://www.legalandlicensed.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hopewiseman
IG: @iamhopesodope
Listen to Amanda's episode about themed digital events: https://link.chtbl.com/_bv6RqnW
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